Mayweather vs. McGregor, Aug. 26

[QYFW]

Not sure it came about as a means for white guys to see other white guys fighting. Going back to the start of UFC (before it was called UFC) Brazilians who started with jiu-jitsu have dominated the sport.

He's on a roll.

 

[JimmyHoward33]

UFC came about as a means for white guys to see other white guys fighting. UFC's numerous fans are betting on the white guy against the black guy. It's not complicated. It says volumes that the simplest play in the pro wrestling book wasn't used. Mayweather is one of nature's heels. McGregor should've been the face. But UFC fans don't want a face. They're all heels so they want a role model. I'll bet anything that 90 percent of the McGregor money is being put down by Trump voters.

The biggest stars in UFC history are black (Jon Jones) and Brazilian (Anderson Silva). But yeah white guys.

 

[StaggerLee]

UFC came about as a means for white guys to see other white guys fighting. UFC's numerous fans are betting on the white guy against the black guy. It's not complicated. It says volumes that the simplest play in the pro wrestling book wasn't used. Mayweather is one of nature's heels. McGregor should've been the face. But UFC fans don't want a face. They're all heels so they want a role model. I'll bet anything that 90 percent of the McGregor money is being put down by Trump voters.

Flyweight champ is Demetrious Johnson (black), Featherweight champ is Max Holloway (Samoan/Hawaiian), Welterweight champ is Tyron Woodley (black), Light Heavyweight champion is Jon Jones (black). But yeah, it's a sport for white guys to see other white guys fighting.

And as someone already mentioned, the UFC was started by the Gracies, who are Brazilian. Royce Gracie was the first UFC champion. In the first UFC (which was a tournament), it was a pretty diverse mix of fighters, certainly not eight white guys.

 

[playthrough]

And shockingly, the odds are like 3-1 against McGregor, even though they started around 11-1. I don't know how or why that happens.

I thought the odds on McGregor were even higher than that at first. But all the public money immediately went on him and kept coming on him, because everyone likes big returns and no one wants to bet $8 to win $1 or whatever the meager payout was on Mayweather. Some sharps got in for big six figures to win little six figures, but the sportsbooks need a lot more of those to even out the action.

I haven't watched any fight of any kind in years but it would be a blast to be in a Vegas book for this one. And you'd probably have to be there right about now to get a seat.

 

[Elliotte Friedman]

I thought the odds on McGregor were even higher than that at first. But all the public money immediately went on him and kept coming on him, because everyone likes big returns and no one wants to bet $8 to win $1 or whatever the meager payout was on Mayweather. Some sharps got in for big six figures to win little six figures, but the sportsbooks need a lot more of those to even out the action.

I haven't watched any fight of any kind in years but it would be a blast to be in a Vegas book for this one. And you'd probably have to be there right about now to get a seat.

Stubhub has some of the higher seats at $1,600. That's low, and a bit of a surprise

 

[Gator]

This, and only this, is how I want the fight to conclude.

 

[Smallpotatoes]

Can you blame them?

Well, as Thomas Hauser said, if somebody offered me 10s of millions of dollars to sing badly at Carnegie Hall, I'd do it.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

This, and only this, is how I want the fight to conclude.

A return of Fan Man would be OK with me.

 

[TyWebb]

Have they really done a good job of that? Do you actually think it will be competitive? Haven't asked all my friends, but there's only one I know who definitely is buying it. He's 24 and is going to have 8-10 guys the same age all throw in some money and get some food and drinks. He told me he thought McGregor could keep it competitive and maybe go the distance because Mayweather doesn't have that much power. When I told him that McGregor will probably not land more than 8-10 clean punches over the first 4 rounds (if it goes that far) he agreed. Not saying I'm definitely right, but when anyone who follows either sport really thinks about it, in a boxing match McGregor will be lucky to hit Mayweather. Not sure how anyone thinks it will be a good fight regardless of what both guys have done to promote it.

I think they have done a good job of making it look like a competitive match up to people who are casual fans or just general sports fans who don't know much about either discipline. I also think that have done a good job of turning it into an "event" that people will be talking about, so the fear of missing out will sway many. That last part is the only part that tempts me, but not enough to actually buy it.

 

[TyWebb]

UFC came about as a means for white guys to see other white guys fighting. UFC's numerous fans are betting on the white guy against the black guy. It's not complicated. It says volumes that the simplest play in the pro wrestling book wasn't used. Mayweather is one of nature's heels. McGregor should've been the face. But UFC fans don't want a face. They're all heels so they want a role model. I'll bet anything that 90 percent of the McGregor money is being put down by Trump voters.

Yeah that first part isn't even close to being true. But I wouldn't be surprised if delusional MMA fans betting on McGregor are swaying the odds for this thing.

 

[cjericho]

I think they have done a good job of making it look like a competitive match up to people who are casual fans or just general sports fans who don't know much about either discipline. I also think that have done a good job of turning it into an "event" that people will be talking about, so the fear of missing out will sway many. That last part is the only part that tempts me, but not enough to actually buy it.

Agree they have built up the hype well. Also guess when people see some promos they are more hoping, than actually believing, they will see a good fight. I think Max Kellerman had a good take. Don't remember the exact quote, but he basically said if McGregor trained as a boxer for over a year and fought a couple hand picked guys he still probably couldn't get in the ring with a contender. He also said it will be very difficult for McGregor to land any clean punches.

 

[Smallpotatoes]

A friend of mine who coaches amateurs hit the nail right on the head:

"Now that fight week is coming upon us, let's get over this charade. Take away the names. If I said to you the best fighter of his generation is fighting a guy making his professional boxing debut, what would you expect to happen? You'd tell me you'd expect something similar to the Boston Massacre right? So just stop with this "anything can happen" or "if he just lands 1 punch" bullshirt. It would be the single greatest upset in the history of all sports. You're putting this Irish guy into a situation he has NEVER been in before and people think he's gonna do something that no seasoned, world class, professional boxer has ever done to Floyd ? Cmon man. Cmon. That's just silly"